§ Mr. BarnesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the average annual amount of indirect taxation paid per citizen in each of the last 10 years.[50196]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Harry Barnes, dated 14 July 1998:
136WAs Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking for an estimate of the average annual amount of indirect taxation paid per citizen in each of the last 10 years.This information is shown in the table below. The figures are derived from the annual analysis of the effects of taxes and benefits on household income, which is based on the Family Expenditure Survey. The latest information available is for the fiscal year 1996–97. The actual amount of indirect tax paid by each individual will vary greatly depending on that individual's actual consumption.
Amounts for 1998–99 running costs limits within the control total resulting from the carryforward of running costs underspends Department £000 Scottish Office 20,601 Scottish Courts Administration 5,656 Scottish Record Office 630 General Register Office 366 Welsh Office 6,135 Office of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales 813 Northern Ireland Office and Departments 51,307 HM Treasury 12,389 Customs and Excise 16,388 Inland Revenue 28,084 National Savings 2,651 Registry of Friendly Societies 217 Office of National Statistics 3,642 Office of Public Service 13,909 Cabinet Office 1,157 Security and Intelligence Services 6,220 Privy Council Office 254 Total running costs 573,943
Average indirect taxes paid per person in the United Kingdom Year £per year 1987 808 1988 920 1989 964 1990 1,052 1991 1,194 1992 1,220 1993–94 1,244 1994–95 1,292 1995–96 1,372 1996–97 1,466